Christine Christie is a tutor in the Department of English and Drama at Loughborough University.

The book is both an original contribution to current academic debates in feminism, discourse analysis and linguistics, and an accessible introductory text for students. Update The book is both an original contribution to current academic debates in feminism, discourse analysis and linguistics, and an accessible introductory text for students.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Feminist accounts of gender and language use; 3. Language use and the generation of meaning; 4. Language and performativity; 5. Gricean pragmatics; 6. Post-Gricean pragmatics: Politeness Theory and Relevance Theory; 7. Conclusion.

Christine Christie is a tutor in the Department of English and Drama at Loughborough University.

The book is both an original contribution to current academic debates in feminism, discourse analysis and linguistics, and an accessible introductory text for students. Update The book is both an original contribution to current academic debates in feminism, discourse analysis and linguistics, and an accessible introductory text for students.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Feminist accounts of gender and language use; 3. Language use and the generation of meaning; 4. Language and performativity; 5. Gricean pragmatics; 6. Post-Gricean pragmatics: Politeness Theory and Relevance Theory; 7. Conclusion.

Christine Christie is a tutor in the Department of English and Drama at Loughborough University.

The book is both an original contribution to current academic debates in feminism, discourse analysis and linguistics, and an accessible introductory text for students. Update The book is both an original contribution to current academic debates in feminism, discourse analysis and linguistics, and an accessible introductory text for students.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Feminist accounts of gender and language use; 3. Language use and the generation of meaning; 4. Language and performativity; 5. Gricean pragmatics; 6. Post-Gricean pragmatics: Politeness Theory and Relevance Theory; 7. Conclusion.